Despite some initial speculation that they might resume tonight, multiple prominent reporters, including Sportsnet’s John Shannon are saying that the talks are done for the day. On top of that, it sounds like there wasn’t a lot of progress Friday.

That’s the bad news. The good news is that it doesn’t look like the talks are on the verge of breaking down.

Bettman is fine with meeting through the weekend if it helps and he is open to skipping the Hockey Hall of Fame inductions on Monday in order to continue the talks.

When exactly the negotiations will resume is still up in the air, but it sounds like the talks aren’t dead yet. In other words, there’s still hope that the latest round of talks will eventually bring this lockout to its conclusion.

If you want to watch Bettman’s full press conference, you can do so below:

Is there ever any progress? I’m sick of this. Cancel the season and put the league out of its misery. What a complete, unmitigated disaster.

id4joey - Nov 10, 2012 at 10:08 AM

Matt, stay positive. das Kind mit dem Bade ausschütten Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water. Salvage what is good my friend, and that is the on ice spectacle. That part will always be there. The NHL has been around since 1917, and before that was the NHA.mso, there is no doom and gloom here. Just be patient and be a steadfast supporter of what the on ice game offers.